The Bachelorette | |
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Season 15 | |
Starring | Hannah Brown |
Presented by | Chris Harrison |
No. of contestants | 30 |
Winner | Jed Wyatt |
Runner-up | Tyler Cameron |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | May 13 – July 30, 2019 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | March 16 – May 10, 2019 |
Season chronology | |
The fifteenth season of The Bachelorette premiered on May 13, 2019. The season featured Hannah Brown, a 24-year-old interior designer from Northport, Alabama. Brown was crowned Miss Alabama USA 2018 and represented Alabama at Miss USA 2018.
Brown finished in seventh place on season 23 of The Bachelor featuring Colton Underwood. She was the first Bachelorette lead not to have placed in the top four of a season of The Bachelor, and is the youngest bachelorette in the show's history. [1]
The season concluded on July 30, 2019, with Brown accepting a proposal from 25-year-old singer/songwriter Jed Wyatt. However, during the After The Final Rose special, it was revealed that they called off their engagement in June 2019 after Brown discovered that Wyatt had a girlfriend at home. Wyatt also admitted that he only went on the show to promote his music career. [2]
Hannah Brown was named as the Bachelorette during the After the Final Rose special of the 23rd season of The Bachelor on March 12, 2019. During the live finale of the latter season, Brown met the first five contestants: Luke P., Cam, Dustin, Connor and Luke S. [3]
Notable contestants included Connor Jenkins, the son of former WGN News and FOX News Chicago anchor Nancy Loo; and Daron Blaylock, the son of retired NBA basketball player Mookie Blaylock. [4] [5]
Filming began on March 16, 2019, at The Bachelor Mansion. On March 21, the first filming was reported in Newport, Rhode Island, and several reports of filming in Boston, Massachusetts, a week later. [6] [7] Outside of the United States, production crews were reported in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom, located at MacGregor's Bar over the River Ness, [8] as well as in Gouda and The Hague in the Netherlands. [9] [10] The season also included visits to Latvia and Greece. The visit to Latvia marked the first major U.S.-based television or film production to take place in the country and the first visit in the former Soviet Union for the Bachelor Nation franchise.
Celebrity appearances for season fifteen included runway model J. Alexander, RuPaul's Drag Race drag queens Alyssa Edwards and Alaska, actors Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen, Danish pop band Lukas Graham, American country singer Jake Owen, and Boston Celtics basketball players Jaylen Brown and Terry Rozier. [11]
33 potential contestants were revealed on March 14, 2019. [12]
The final cast of 30 men was announced on May 7, 2019. [13]
Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place | Ref |
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Jed Wyatt [14] | 25 | Sevierville, Tennessee | Singer/Songwriter | Winner | 1 | [15] |
Tyler Cameron [16] | 26 | Jupiter, Florida | General Contractor | Runner-Up | 2 | |
Peter Weber [17] | 27 | Westlake Village, California | Pilot | Week 9 | 3 | [18] |
Luke Parker [19] [20] | 24 | Gainesville, Georgia | Import/Export Manager | 4 | [21] | |
Garrett Powell [22] | 27 | Homewood, Alabama | Golf Pro | Week 7 | 5 | [23] |
Mike Johnson [24] | 31 | San Antonio, Texas | Portfolio Manager | 6 | ||
Connor Saeli [24] | 24 | Birmingham, Michigan | Investment Analyst | 7 | ||
Dustin Kendrick [25] | 30 | Goose Island, Illinois | Real Estate Broker | Week 6 | 8–9 | [26] |
Dylan Barbour [27] | 24 | San Diego, California | Tech Entrepreneur | |||
Devin Harris [28] | 27 | Sherman Oaks, California | Talent Manager | Week 5 | 10–12 | [29] |
Grant Eckel [30] | 30 | San Clemente, California | Unemployed | |||
Kevin Fortenberry [31] | 27 | Manteno, Illinois | Behavioral Health Specialist | |||
John Paul Jones [32] | 24 | Lanham, Maryland | Financial Analyst | Week 4 | 13–14 | [33] |
Matteo Valles [19] | 25 | Atlanta, Georgia | Management Consultant | |||
Luke Stone [34] | 29 | Needham, Massachusetts | Political Consultant | 15 (quit) | ||
Cameron "Cam" Ayala [35] | 30 | Austin, Texas | Software Sales | Week 3 | 16–18 | [36] |
Joey Jones [37] | 33 | Bethesda, Maryland | Finance Manager | |||
Jonathan Saunders [38] | 27 | Los Angeles, California | Server | |||
Tyler Gwozdz† [39] | 28 | Boca Raton, Florida | Psychology Graduate Student | 19 (DQ) [lower-alpha 1] | ||
Connor Jenkins [4] | 28 | Newport Beach, California | Sales Manager | Week 2 | 20–22 | [41] |
Daron Blaylock [5] [19] | 25 | Buckhead, Georgia | IT Consultant | |||
Matthew Spraggins [42] | 23 | Newport Beach, California | Car Bid Spotter | |||
Brian Bowles [43] | 30 | Louisville, Kentucky | Math Teacher | Week 1 | 23–29 | [44] |
Chasen Coscia [45] | 27 | Longview, Washington | Pilot | |||
Hunter Jones [46] | 24 | Westchester, California | Pro Surfer | |||
Joe Barsano [31] | 30 | South Barrington, Illinois | The Box King | |||
Matt Donald [47] | 26 | Los Gatos, California | Medical Device Salesman | |||
Ryan Spirko [48] | 25 | Easton, Pennsylvania | Roller Boy | |||
Thomas Staton [45] | 27 | Southfield, Michigan | International Pro Basketball Player | |||
Scott Andersen [31] | 28 | West Dundee, Illinois | Software Sales Executive | 30 |
Peter Weber was chosen as the lead for season 24 of The Bachelor . Additionally, Brown appeared in two episodes in season 24, and Tyler Cameron also appeared in one episode of season 25.
Cam Ayala, Kevin Fortenberry, John Paul Jones, Dylan Barbour, Connor Saeli, Mike Johnson, Matt Donald, and Luke Stone competed in season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise . Brown also made an appearance to give advice to fellow season 23 contestant, Demi Burnett. Ayala and Fortenberry were eliminated in week 2. Johnson was eliminated in week 4. Saeli quit in week 5. Stone was eliminated in week 5. Donald and John Paul Jones split from Bri Barnes and Tayshia Adams, respectively, in week 6.
Brown competed in and won season 28 of Dancing With the Stars .
Order | Bachelors | Week | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | 9 | 10 | ||||
1 | Garrett | Cam | Jed | Mike | Jed | Mike | Garrett | Jed | Peter | Jed | Jed | ||
2 | Mike | Luke P. | Tyler G. | Connor S. | Garrett | Jed | Tyler C. | Tyler C. | Tyler C. | Tyler C. | Tyler C. | ||
3 | Jed | Mike | Dustin | Peter | Tyler C. | Connor S. | Peter | Peter | Jed Luke P. | Peter | |||
4 | Tyler C. | Connor S. | Tyler C. | Jed | Peter | Tyler C. | Jed | Luke P. | Luke P. | ||||
5 | Dylan | Matthew | Garrett | Tyler C. | Connor S. | Dustin | Mike | Garrett | |||||
6 | Connor S. | Connor J. | Devin | Dustin | Dylan | Peter | Connor S. | Mike | |||||
7 | Devin | Jed | Connor S. | Dylan | Dustin | Dylan | Luke P. | Connor S. | |||||
8 | John Paul Jones | Dustin | Luke P. | Grant | Mike | Garrett | Dustin Dylan | ||||||
9 | Brian | Joey | Dylan | Luke P. | Kevin | Luke P. | |||||||
10 | Scott | Devin | Luke S. | Garrett | Devin | Devin Grant Kevin | |||||||
11 | Matteo | Peter | Mike | John Paul Jones | Grant | ||||||||
12 | Daron | Dylan | Peter | Matteo | Luke P. | ||||||||
13 | Tyler G. | Matteo | Kevin | Devin | John Paul Jones Matteo | ||||||||
14 | Thomas | Jonathan | Jonathan | Luke S. | |||||||||
15 | Matthew | Tyler C. | Joey | Kevin | Luke S. | ||||||||
16 | Joe | Tyler G. | Matteo | Cam Joey Jonathan | |||||||||
17 | Joey | Daron | John Paul Jones | ||||||||||
18 | Connor J. | Luke S. | Grant | ||||||||||
19 | Ryan | Garrett | Cam | Tyler G. [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||
20 | Hunter | Grant | Connor J. Daron Matthew | ||||||||||
21 | Grant | Kevin | |||||||||||
22 | Jonathan | John Paul Jones | |||||||||||
23 | Kevin | Brian Chasen Hunter Joe Matt Ryan Thomas | |||||||||||
24 | Luke P. | ||||||||||||
25 | Luke S. | ||||||||||||
26 | Dustin | ||||||||||||
27 | Cam | ||||||||||||
28 | Matt | ||||||||||||
29 | Chasen | ||||||||||||
30 | Peter | Scott |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
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157 | 1 | "Week 1: Season Premiere" | May 13, 2019 | 1501 | 4.78 [49] | 1.4/6 [49] |
158 | 2 | "Week 2" | May 20, 2019 | 1502 | 4.52 [50] | 1.2/5 [50] |
159 | 3 | "Week 3" | May 27, 2019 | 1503 | 4.67 [51] | 1.1/5 [51] |
160 | 4 | "Week 4: Newport, Rhode Island" | June 3, 2019 | 1504 | 5.51 [52] | 1.5/7 [52] |
161 | 5 | "Week 5: Scotland" | June 11, 2019 [lower-alpha 3] | 1505 | 4.75 [53] | 1.3/7 [53] |
162 | 6 | "The Journey So Far" | June 17, 2019 | 1505B | 5.53 [54] | 1.5/7 [54] |
163 | 7 | "Week 6: Latvia" | June 24, 2019 | 1506 | 5.72 [55] | 1.5/7 [55] |
164 | 8 | "Week 7: Amsterdam" | July 1, 2019 | 1507 | 5.71 [56] | 1.5/8 [56] |
165 | 9 | "Week 8: Hometowns" | July 8, 2019 | 1508 | 6.04 [57] | 1.5/8 [57] |
166 | 10 | "Week 9: Fantasy Suites" | July 15, 2019 | 1509 | 6.46 [58] | 1.7/8 [58] |
167 | 11 | "The Men Tell All" | July 22, 2019 | N/A | 6.60 [59] | 1.7/8 [59] |
168 | 12 | "Week 10: Season Finale" | July 29, 2019 | 1510A | 7.22 [60] | 1.9/9 [60] |
169 | 13 | "After the Final Rose" | July 30, 2019 | 1510B | 7.48 [61] | 2.1/10 [61] |
On June 18, 2019, People released a story that contestant Jed Wyatt was in a relationship with Nashville musician Haley Stevens before and during filming of the season. Stevens stated that Wyatt promised her he was going on the show purely to further his music career, that he did not intend to begin a relationship with Brown, and any appearance of him pursuing Hannah Brown was simply "acting". She photographed an alleged note from Wyatt saying "someday we will be thankful for all of this". [62] Brown ended her relationship with Wyatt following this news. [2]
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